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To converse in a playful or teasing way |
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A representation in which distinctive traits are exaggerated or distorted for comic effect |
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playfully joking; humorous; not meant to be taken seriously |
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Humorous in a disrespectful, casual way; rudely witty |
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great merriment; extreme amusement |
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ridiculously, laughably absurd |
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good spirits; happiness and merriment, especially as expressed by laughter |
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a clever remark or saying |
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Oscar Wilde is famous for his______; my favorite is "I can resist anything but temptation. |
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My _______ aunt Harriet regularly traveled to exotic places on the spur of the moment. |
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The wedding guests were full of _______ and excitement. |
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At a fundraiser, the soccer dads dressed up as honey bees and did a ______ dance. |
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The silly costumes and jokes added to the ______ of the party. |
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When she asked her neighbors to help her find her dog, she didn't like the ___ reply, "Is he the one with the tail?" |
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I was being _____ when I said that, in the future, people who can spell will not be allowed to use the internet. |
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In the past, newspapers printed ____ of political leaders by giving them big noses or big ears. |
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My _____ uncle showed up at the family barbecue wearing overalls and a hat full of corn ears. |
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